I've not fished the Blythe, but seen it a few times and it looks very similar to the type of rivers I fish in Somerset.
First, try to sneak into a swim and settle in very quietly below the skyline. Aim for a swim with water moving through about walking pace and nice and smooth, not too many boils. Boils in the water could mean there are snags there.
Not sure about the depth, but think about using an alloy stemmed stick float carrying a No4 shot for every foot of depth. If the swim you are in is around 4' deep, use a 4 No4 float. The alloy stemmed stick will give you a bit more control if the water is not too steady.
Fluorocarbon hooklengths are definitely better on clear rivers. Start off with 0.12 diameter, I'm pretty sure there are chub in the Blythe.
A size 18 hook like a Kamasan B520 for maggots or casters, a size 12 for bread flake.
Feed half a dozen maggots or casters every coupld of minutes to see what the response is. If you get plenty of bites, try feeding a little bit more, if no bites, try cutting back to 3 or 4 every second cast.
You should look to drop the float in, feed around the float, then let the float go with a bit of light pressure on the line to hold the float back a little. Sometimes it can pay to stop the float moving by dropping a finger onto the line, then let it go again after a couple of seconds.
If the wind is blowing downstream, you may need to use a waggler instead of a stick float, or swap to a bigger stick and slow it down more.
Also worth trying feeding balls of liquidised bread and fishing a piece of flake on a size 12.
You might get bites on that but not on maggot, although I imagine it is more like maggot weather at the minute.
Shotting for the stick float should be No 6 shot spaced evenly over the bottom half of the rig, perhaps 2 No8s in place of the last No6. If you are struggling to keep a tight line to the float, try pushing the shot together 18" from the hook, with a single dropper below.
A 13' light float rod will be ample for fishing like this, but a 15 or even 17' would be better. No need to cast out, just run the float in a line from the end of the rod tip.
Good luck
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